How To Install libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 on Debian 9. libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 is professional 3D Game Multiphysics Library – convex decomposition

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 on Debian 9.

What is libconvexdecomposition2.83.7

libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 is:

Bullet professional 3D Game Multiphysics Library provides state of the art collision detection, soft body and rigid body dynamics.

This package contains the ConvexDecomposition shared library. Convex decomposition can be used to decompose a concave mesh into several convex parts and then combine them into a new composite object.

For more information about Bullet, please refer to the libbullet-dev package.

There are three methods to install libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libconvexdecomposition2.83.7

Install libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libconvexdecomposition2.83.7

Install libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libconvexdecomposition2.83.7

How To Uninstall libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libconvexdecomposition2.83.7

Uninstall libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libconvexdecomposition2.83.7

Remove libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 Configurations and Data

To remove libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libconvexdecomposition2.83.7

Remove libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libconvexdecomposition2.83.7

Dependencies

libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libconvexdecomposition2.83.7 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.